WAV files are also used for storing uncompressed audio data. WAV (or Waveform audio file) is an old audio format designed by Microsoft and IBM as the first sound file type used on Windows operating systems. MIDI files can be played on personal computers using synthesizer software. This type of file is mainly used for transmitting instructions to an electronic musical instrument or a computer sound card for generating sounds. How to convert WAV to MIDI with AmazingMIDIĬontrary to popular beliefs, MIDI files are not exactly music files as they don't contain any sounds, but musical data.